Next BARS Meeting: Wednesday April 4, 2018 at 7 PM
Meeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM. The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Guest: Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF. Mike is Vice Director of the ARRL …
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BOD Meeting – February 2018
BARS BOD Meeting 21 February 2018 Attendees: Andy Wallace, KA1GTT Kayla Creamer, W2IRY Bruce Anderson, W1LUS (via phone) Paula Crock, KC1EDA Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF Henry Christle, WA1VAB Start …
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Islands on the Air (IOTA)
Title: Islands on the Air (IOTA) Author: Scott Ginsburg, K1OA Are you active on HF and looking for a new challenge? Consider chasing islands around the world through the Islands …
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CANCELLED: BARS Meeting: Wednesday March 7, 2018 at 7 PM
ARRL has been in the amateur news a lot lately and Mike will help us make sense of what has been happening. The ARRL Board met over the weekend of January 19-21 and there surely will be news from that. Who will be the next CEO of the ARRL after Tom Gallagher (NY2RF) suddenly resigned ahead of the board meeting. Other questions? What is the latest news on entry level licensing proposals and possible proposals to expand Technician privileges? What other questions might you want to ask of Mike? This is a very timely opportunity to find out.
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Welcome Home, Lisa, Wally and Steve!
Nice to see Lisa N1ICE, Wally WA1LY and Steve W1ES in the run-up to NEARFest this weekend. We had dinner with them at the Emerald Rose in Billerica.
Read MoreRegular Meeting – November 2014
Regular Meeting Notes: November 5, 2014 Meeting Convened by K1TWF, K1TW at 7:05PM Attendees: 17 Agenda: Elections Regular Business Presentation by Bill Barber (NE1B) on DMR Elections: Elections where held …
Read MoreRegular Meeting – September 2014
Regular Meeting Notes: September 2, 2014 Meeting Convened by K1TWF at 7:05PM Attendees: 19 This was our first meeting of the season. Mike kicked off the meeting with introductions and …
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BARS Member K1IR Hosts Official Station in IARU Radiosport Competition
A multi-national group of contest operators put the call sign KK1Z on-the-air as Region 2 multiplier in the annual IARU Radiosport Competition at K1IR. The event also served as the …
Read MoreOne of BARS’ Own – A WRTC Hero
Our own Ken Caruso WO1N was recognized and rewarded for his total commitment to making WRTC the success that it was. After sustaining a serious laceration and getting stitched up …
Read MoreRegular Meeting – June 2014
Regular Meeting Notes: June 4, 2014 Meeting Convened by K1TWF at 7:00PM Attendees: 11 After some reminiscing about several topics including the history of MIT’s Radiation Laboratory where Radar was …
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